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Vaught-Hemingway Stadium is an outdoor football stadium located in Oxford, Mississippi on the campus of the University of Mississippi. The stadium is home to the Ole Miss Rebels football team. The 60,580 seat stadium has been in operation since 1915.

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History

Vaught-Hemingway Stadium was completed in 1915 as part of a three-year federally sponsored project. The stadium opened with a seating capacity of approximately 24,000. Although this total gradually increased to 41,000 by 1980, it was not until 1988 that the stadium saw its first major renovation, with a $5 million project that included new press box and new restrooms and concessions area, among other improvements. The Guy C. Billups Rebel Club Seating area, installed in 1998, brought the capacity to over 50,000. A 2002 project brought capacity to its current 60,580.
The stadium was originally called Hemingway Stadium to honor Judge William Hemingway, the chairman of the athletic committee at Ole Miss. In 1982, former head football coach Johnny Vaught’s name was added to the stadium’s. The playing field was named Hollingsworth Field on September 5, 1998, in honor of Ole Miss booster Dr. Jerry Hollingsworth.
The famous tailgating area outside of the stadium, known as “The Grove,” is a 10-acre open area where fans often congregate before Ole Miss football games.